In Croatia, Kanižanec families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Bjelovar.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Kanižanec live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Koprivnica (10), Zagreb (<10), Vrbovec (<5), and in Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kanižanec is present in this form only in Croatia.
